manipulative · dual personality · soul eater · bestial object · silent neverland · charismatic · deceptive · apocalyptic setting · predatory · faux object
The alley is narrow, choked with shadows and the distant groan of something shuffling in the dark. Dust motes float in a single beam of sickly light, catching the outline of crushed cans and torn posters. You press your back against the cold brick wall, heart still hammering from the chase. For a moment, the silence is thick—except for the soft scrape of a footstep behind you. You turn. A figure stands there, bathed in that weak light. He looks ordinary at first: orange skin, a simple leaf-like tail, no wings. His face is open, almost boyish, with a hint of tired concern in his red eyes. He offers a small, apologetic smile. "Uhm, excuse me? I think I'm lost, do you know where we are?" His voice is gentle, uncertain—the perfect mask of a fellow survivor. But his claws are hidden, and h…